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Kookie31

@midwifekookie.bsky.social
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Consultant Midwife, PMA, TRiM, LARC insertion, clinical hypnotherapist, reflexologist & REWIND practitioner, Birmingham. MSc student

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Kirstin Webster @neonatalnurstin.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Calling all maternity and neonatal professionals! Help improve the way routinely collected data on avoidable brain injury around the time of birth are captured and used. Take part in a short survey by 23 February and please share. ths.im/4iLI7kY #maternity #obstetrics #midwifery #neonatal #ahp
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Kookie31 @midwifekookie.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Laughter really is a great medicine… sending my daughters reels that have made me sob and snort with laughter whilst trying not to wake my husband is exceptionally healing after essay writing for my EGA module 1.
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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Taking a systems approach to leading with kindness. Outstanding new paper - Dec 2024. Sets out 10 evidence-based systems based on 4 domains (agency/collective effervescence/camaraderie/optimism): drive.google.com/file/d/15qAu.... Thanks Steve Swensen for this link so article isn't behind a paywall
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Caroline Roodhouse @daddyblackbird.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
You never know what someone else is going through. Please be kind. Always. #DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention #Kindness #Hope
The image shows a sky blue background with a white puffy cloud. In the top left corner is an illustrated blackbird with a yellow beak. In the bottom right corner is the text, www.daddyblackbird.com. In the top right corner are three small yellow triangles. In the centre of the image is a speech bubble with the text: you never know what someone else is going through.
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Best wishes to all for Yule and Winter Solstice. 🪵 ❄️
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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Sign up today to join this amazing community on #FosterWiki where foster carers share knowledge, support, and invaluable resources! Thinking about it? #ConsiderFostering #MakeADifference #FosterCare #SupportChildren #BeTheChange #FosteringMatters
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FosterWiki | Empowering Foster Carers with Knowledge
Foster Wiki was designed to help empower Foster Carers with knowledge, through examples and experience of Foster Carers
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Patient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 02/12/2024
Our award-winning platform the hub is a great place for frontline staff, patients, campaigners and managers to come together to improve #patientsafety. Find out more in the video below⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vlb...
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An introduction to the hub, Patient Safety Learning's online platform for patient safety
YouTube video by Patient Safety Learning
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UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) @ukrio.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
CAN RESEARCHERS USE AI FOR PEER REVIEW? AI tools such as large-language models (LLMs) shouldn't be used by peer reviewers because: * This may breach confidentiality * They are not validated to appraise scholarly content and may give inaccurate, cursory, and biased reviews Learn more: zurl.co/cxGS
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AI in research - UK Research Integrity Office
LLM 'AI' chatbots are new, but existing good research practice principles can help navigate the ethical and integrity challenges they pose.
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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness: lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera. Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes
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Kookie31 @midwifekookie.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This week I have tried rather unsuccessfully to watch all 14 amazing interviews/ webinars of birth workers with #Meredith&Alicia, but what I did watch was amazing! Full of evidence and physiology #TheInductionEquation so very good!
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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
For all the amazing #nurses, #midwives, #healthcare thankyou for being so lovely! @kathevans2.bsky.social @sheenabyrom.bsky.social @fwmaternity.bsky.social @karenellab.bsky.social @racheln76.bsky.social @midwifekookie.bsky.social @nurseninapa.bsky.social #kindness #passiton (image Stacie Swift)
A gold star for being a really lovely human. Bright yellow star with a rainbow. Picture by Stacie Swift.
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smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
Nice to see the NHS Core20plus5 being cited as a useful framework for addressing inequality www.england.nhs.uk/about/equali... #dsday24
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NHS England » Core20PLUS5 (adults) – an approach to reducing healthcare inequalities
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Tim Gardner @timgardnerthf.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
2 in 3 people finishing treatment with NHS Talking Therapies showed improvement & nearly half ‘reliably recovered’…but only 37% of referrals completed treatment. Strong analysis and great dataviz by @stutibagri.bsky.social #QualityWatch @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social
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Does the NHS Talking Therapies service have an attrition problem?
The NHS Talking Therapies service offers psychological therapy for adults in England suffering from depression and anxiety-based conditions. With investment in the service growing, how is it performin...
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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
For all the amazing #nurses, #midwives, #healthcare thankyou for all that you do!🧡 @kathevans2.bsky.social @sheenabyrom.bsky.social @fwmaternity.bsky.social @karenellab.bsky.social @racheln76.bsky.social @midwifekookie.bsky.social @nurseninapa.bsky.social #kindness #passiton So excited to be here!
Sometimes you forget that you’re amazing so this is your reminder colourful letters on a beige background
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Royal Society for Public Health @rsph.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hello and welcome to all of our new Bluesky followers 👋 We know that public health is going to be key to building a healthier future 🤝 We need your help. Please fill out the short survey below to help inform our response to the NHS 10 Year Plan consultation. 🔗 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Photo depicting two smiling women in a healthcare setting. Text accompanying which says: NHS 10 YEAR PLAN CONSULTATION - We want to hear what your priorities are for the future of our health system
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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New research shows 5 actions leaders can take to make constructive challenge not just possible but an integral part of a thriving organisational culture. Summary article: sloanreview.mit.edu/article/five... (Fab)whitepaper setting out the research: imperialcollegelondon.app.box.com/s/7ykk79b6sz...
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Evan Kirstel @evankirstel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Top 10 Culture Wrecking Balls: 1️⃣ Micromanagement 2️⃣ Lack of Communication 3️⃣ Short-term Focus 4️⃣ Burnout Culture 5️⃣ Blame Culture 6️⃣ Favoritism 7️⃣ Negativity & Gossip 8️⃣ Lack of Growth Opportunities 9️⃣ Lack of Recognition 🔟 Ego-driven Decisions Healthy culture = Thriving teams! #Leadership #CompanyCulture
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Claire Flatt RN @claireflatt.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Are you an Early Career #nurses or #midwife within your first 5 years? Take a look at joining the National QI Network Lead by NHSE. Next meeting is the 26th November 13:00 #nursesky #QI #NHS forms.office.com/pages/respon....
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Kookie31 @midwifekookie.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I already am starting to love this platform…. Slowly but surely my love of connection on social media is coming back and looking for like minded people with an interest in #midwifery #womancentered #birthadvocates #personalisedcare 💜
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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags. #woke
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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A short introduction - can’t believe I’ve joined another space but let’s see! I’m a #midwife and co-owner of #All4Maternity www.all4maternity.com with my midwife daughter Anna. Interested in compassionate connections in positive environments 🌸 #midwifery #maternity #childbirth #compassion #love
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A Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Pregnancy suppresses your immune system. Vaccines are critical for maternal health.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 15/11/2024
Every year, over 200,000 women and girls die from pregnancy-related complications in Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable with access to high-quality maternal health services. Read our Q&A on "Obstetric Violence" in Africa:
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Addressing ‘Obstetric Violence’ in Africa
Every year, over 200,000 women and girls die from pregnancy-related complications in Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable with access to high-quality maternal health services. However, such se...
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BEJR.NEWS @bejr.blacksky.app · 13/11/2024
We need Bette on BlueSky.
"Time to ban Viagra, because if pregnancy is 'God's will, then so is your limp dick." Bette Midler quote
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NPR @npr.org · 14/11/2024
Black Georgians face the highest risk for pregnancy complications. They are also more likely to face barriers to accessing timely, respectful care, according to the CDC.
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‘We all need our village’: Home-visiting programs are adapting to Georgia’s evolving maternal health crisis
Georgia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. Home visiting programs are designed to address these disparities by offering regular in-home visits by a maternal and child healt...
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Kookie31 @midwifekookie.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For all women and birthing people during your journey … you matter and your voice should be heard. Please consider reaching out to your local MNVP in England. #midwifery #positivebirth #mnvp
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